Poem / The Path

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The Path

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A long walk in the darkness
How did life come to this
This park has always been so vibrant
Why are the colors blurred and faded

This pathway of bricks
Never had any kinks
It's always been straight and narrow
But now it's splintered like a broken arrow

Years ago this path was whole
It's deteriorating in proportion with my soul
The way is covered, dirty and unclear
I'm wonderin' all alone, all I feel's fear

Is that a light in the distance?
If I walked over would it be an inconvenience?
Surely it's there for a reason?
It's the light in my darkest season

It's getting closer, I can feel its warmth
It feels like I'm nearing a low lit hearth
I'm trying to reach out and grasp it
I've so many questions to ask it

What's Its' purpose?
What's mine?
It's fading away
I'm running out of time


Awakened with a cold sweat
My life needs direction
I can no longer fret
I've mistakes that need correctin'

I need to grab the reigns
Take control of my horse
Start working through the pain
Redirecting my own course


It's been a while
Since I last showed a smile
Might as well start
To chip away at my stone encrusted heart

It's time to brake down my walls
Allow people in
That don't wish for my downfall
That'll be there when I'm hurtin'


I've found direction
I know my purpose
That paths being fixed
Color's slowly returning

By Ethan
2017/06/23

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Fantastic imagery throughout the poem. Well done. I enjoyed it tremendously.

Thank you :)

I can only imagine how you must feel but to create something so beautiful out of it it wonderful. keep it up!

Thank you :D There is beauty in all things even in the saddest and hardest times

I love this poem, it's nice

Thank you :)

Awesome! Followed n upvoting

Thank you :D

Wow, this is amazing! I love the animation to give it a deeper feel. You have some talent :)

Thank you :) much appreciated

Very nice man, been a while since I read a poem to the end. The path to the light is never easy with a lot of obstacles but it's worth is. The purpose and meaning of live is love. Just keep on loving and love will come back to you.

True that :D Thanks for reading ☺

Fantastic poem and fantastic visual. I like it!

Thank you (○.○)

Hi, @xxsenpaixsamaxx
I like this post 😍😍 it's so amazing
Upvote and followed

Thank you :D I appreciate it ☺

It's so cool man 👏👏
How make it ?

It just came to me while I was listening to music :)

Hopefully the future can be a good inspiration 😊
Good job my friend

Thank you ☺

In life's journey sometimes there are many paths to choose. And we do not know which is the right path.

It's all about trial and error until we eventually succeed

The poem is wonderful. Weldon .

Thank you ☺

Nice man... that animation fits the poem well. The mood of this piece was mellow and subdued but at the same time intense. I like how it resolved itself in the end.

Thanks :D I try my best to find fitting Images but today proved extremely hard :|, I also wanted to get one of a colorful path for the end but nothing I looked at fitted ...

Yeah... I want to get photoshop again so I can learn to change images to fit better and also create my own... it's hard to find that perfect match!

Yeah :D although I have no idea how to work photo-shop, I would draw my own stuff but that would take way to much time

DARKNESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

There will be light again my friend ;)

we need the light :"

It will come :)

A beautiful poem! I do not speak English very well but Google translator helped me ☺ Upvote!

It makes me happy to know that you went through such lengths to read it :) hope you have a good day further ☺

Opportunities form great people, follow me and I follow you thanks

They do :) I'm restricted to English but I'll do my best to translate your posts :D

Español?

That pic was really brainstroming.

I found it suiting :)

Sounds like a lot of us growing up and going through experiences. Some experiences drag you down and others lift you up. Keep following that light!

I will Thanks for reading :D

Appreciative that you shared your work as I love writing poetry myself

Followed , of course! :]

Thank you :D

I love the moving image at the top, and I can really identify with your poem. It almost hurts to read. My life is currently entering a stage toward the beginning of the poem, and I look forward to the day when I reach the end of the poem.

Life is full of these ups and downs, I hope that life gets a little easier as you continue to persevere through your trials

Thanks, I know it will, and it is encourage to be reminded of that through your poem.

☺ I'm glad

This is fantastic! Really vivid imagery. Looking forward to reading more of your work.

Thank you :)

Literally heart touching poetry, upvoted and followed.

Thank you, I appreciate it :)

Very good!! 😉♥

Thank you

You are welcome!!:)

Nice poem. Keep it flowing...good one...

Very good poet and lemme resteem your post <3

Your poems are also fantastic ♥ thank you :D

Very nice. Followed.

Thank you :)

One gripping and enthralling poem
I really enjoyed it!

Thank you :D

Great job, has the darkish tone which I like, I should have another coming today. Enjoy the weekend.

Thank you I'll check it out, you have a good one too :)

I can relate to this. This is a perfect reflection of emotions I have been experiencing myself but that I wasn't able to put into words. Thank you for this!

My pleasure, thank you for reading ;)

This is beautiful! I love it!

Thank you 😊

Ethan, this poem was the best yet because you shared a part of you that speaks of your challenges in life. It was truly beautiful and real. Not everyone can reach down into their soul and pull up pain, hurt and yet hope. You really are amazing for such a young person but somehow your soul is old and deep. To be able to try to find the light at the end of a long tunnel shows that despite all darkness, there is hope and light....you just have to reach for it with determination. You are too important to not keep trying and hoping and being! So here is a salute to you from me for the beautiful poem you shared with us. I am very proud of you!.....Cabbagepatch :D

Thank you! 😊 My mother has always told me I was an old sould as a young child, instead of playing in the dirt I'd be speaking with the adults

Like this and almost all ur content, its great to know witers :D

Thank you :)

Love it. Well said.

Thank you :)

My head is spinning. If this is in the format of screenplay there are a lot of Jump Time... and Wala I'm in another worm hole! Too many symbols that is inconsistent and the direction seems vague... Nice gif though.

It was just a couple of thoughts. The time jumps are purposeful, it's also very vague because I don't want to share too much or else it would be a poem like book😂😂

Have you read T.S. Eliot's Wasteland?

Nope, but I'll check it out :)

It's an excellent poem to read.

Beautiful! And as sad as it had begun, I'm glad the end showed hope. I think a lot of us, at some point in our lives, feel this way - lost, without direction. Not many emerge stronger and some may have really gone but I love that your ending is of new beginnings.

The light is slowly appearing within my own life so there is hope :)

woah. just woah

😉

Nice one.

Wonderful
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